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 She appears to have become an actress and music hall performer for a time, possibly also residing in Canada for a while, and touring South Africa in the early 20th century.
-She married Clive K Colwell in December of 1927, and died 19 December 1963 in London, England. There is no record of the couple having no children.
+She married Clive K Colwell in December of 1927, and died 19 December 1963 in London, England. There is no record of the couple having children.
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 Olga seems to have toured South Africa for about nine months (1915-1916), leaving from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' on 26 July 1915, as part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including   Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V.  Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]] (could also by [[S.G. Vane]])
-The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as an actress (whose last country of permanent residence is given as Canada, for some reason), alongside the three other actresses on the shipping list  of the Kenilworth Castle as returning to England from Durban and Cape Town at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.
+The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as an actress (whose last country of permanent residence is given as Canada, for some reason), alongside the three other actresses on the shipping list  of the ''Kenilworth Castle'' as returning to England from Durban and Cape Town at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.
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 [[Olga Sturdee]] (ca. 1891-) was an actress and musical hall performer
-Born in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee, and the sister of [[Freda M. Sturdee]] and [[Norah Sturdee]] (who was also an actress).
+Born [[Olga Sturdee]] in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, ''ca'' 1891, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee and the sister of Freda M. Sturdee and the actress [[Norah Sturdee]].
-She appears to have been an actress and music hall performer for a time, possibly also residing in Canada for a time and touring South Africa in the early 20th century.
+She appears to have become an actress and music hall performer for a time, possibly also residing in Canada for a while, and touring South Africa in the early 20th century.
-She married Clive K Colwell in December of 1927, and died 19 December 1963 in London, England.
+She married Clive K Colwell in December of 1927, and died 19 December 1963 in London, England. There is no record of the couple having no children.
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 Born in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee, and the sister of [[Freda M. Sturdee]] and [[Norah Sturdee]] (who was also an actress).
-Born Norah Geraldine Sturdee in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, ''ca'' 1892, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee and the sister of [[Freda M. Sturdee]] and the actress [[Norah Sturdee]].
+Born Norah Geraldine Sturdee in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, ''ca'' 1892, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee and the sister of Freda M. Sturdee and the actress [[Norah Sturdee]].
 She appears to have been an actress and music hall performer for a time, possibly also residing in Canada for a time and touring South Africa in the early 20th century.

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 Born in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee, and the sister of [[Freda M. Sturdee]] and [[Norah Sturdee]] (who was also an actress).
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Olga seems to have toured South Africa for about nine months (1915-1916), for she arrived in Cape Town as part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including   Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V.  Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?, listed as having last resided in Canada), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]] (could also by [[S.G. Vane]])
+Olga seems to have toured South Africa for about nine months (1915-1916), leaving from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' on 26 July 1915, as part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including   Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V.  Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]] (could also by [[S.G. Vane]])
-The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as an actress (whose last country of permanent residence is given as Canada), alongside the three other actresses on the shipping list  of the Kenilworth Castle as returning to England from Durban and Cape Town at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.
+The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as an actress (whose last country of permanent residence is given as Canada, for some reason), alongside the three other actresses on the shipping list  of the Kenilworth Castle as returning to England from Durban and Cape Town at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.
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		+	Born in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee, and the sister of [[Freda M. Sturdee]] and [[Norah Sturdee]] (who was also an actress).

−	~~Born in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee, and the sister of [[Norah Sturdee]].~~

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Olga seems to have toured South Africa for about nine months (1915-1916), possibly with [[Luscombe Searelle ]]'s theatrical company, for she arrived in Cape Town as part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including   Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V.  Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]] (could also by [[S.G. Vane]])
+Olga seems to have toured South Africa for about nine months (1915-1916), for she arrived in Cape Town as part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including   Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V.  Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]] (could also by [[S.G. Vane]])
 The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as actress, alongside the three actresses on the shipping list  of the Castle as returning to England at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.
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−	~~Olga toured South Africa for about nine months~~ in 1915-1916. She seems to have been part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left England for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' from Tilbury on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including Mr [[Y. Blyth]], ~~[[Mr D. Burley]]~~, ~~Mrs [[E. Burley]]~~, Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V. Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] (~~[[G.~~ Sturdee~~]]?)~~, Mr [[~~F. Pennington-Gush~~]]~~, Mr [[Y~~.~~G. Vane]]. ([[S.G. Vane]] or [[Sutton Vane]]?)~~	+	Born in Blackheath, London, Middlesex, she was the daughter of Arthur Frederick Sturdee and Inez Geraldine (Heyer) Sturdee, and the sister of [[Norah Sturdee]].

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		+	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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		+	Olga seems to have toured South Africa for about nine months (1915-1916), possibly with [[Luscombe Searelle ]]'s theatrical company, for she arrived in Cape Town as part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left from Tilbury, England, for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V. Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]] (could also by [[S.G. Vane]])

	The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as actress, alongside the three actresses on the shipping list of the Castle as returning to England at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.		The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as actress, alongside the three actresses on the shipping list of the Castle as returning to England at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sturdee-14
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		+	E-mail correspondence with Nick Jackson about [[Norah Sturdee]] and the South African tour (1 May 2020).
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		+	Further correspondence and documentation (also on [[Olga Sturdee]]) provided by Nick Jackson on 12 May, 2020.
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		+	[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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		+	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.
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−	Olga toured South Africa for about nine months in 1915-1916. She seems to have been part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left England for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' from Tilbury on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V. Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]].	+	Olga toured South Africa for about nine months in 1915-1916. She seems to have been part of a company of [[music hall]] artists that left England for Cape Town on the Union-Castle steamship ''The Briton'' from Tilbury on 26 July 1915. The British performers on the passenger list included a number of music hall artists and actresses, including Mr [[Y. Blyth]], [[Mr D. Burley]], Mrs [[E. Burley]], Mr [[J. Burley]], Mr [[F. Farrell]], Miss [[E. Gerrard]], Miss [[G. Hay]], Mr [[J.V. Laurel]], Mr [[S. Laurel]], Mr [[A. Laurel]], Miss [[M. Malim]], Mr [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[Turner Parr]], Mrs [[M.L. Royle]], Miss [[O. Sturdee]] ([[G. Sturdee]]?), Mr [[F. Pennington-Gush]], Mr [[Y.G. Vane]]. ([[S.G. Vane]] or [[Sutton Vane]]?)


	The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as actress, alongside the three actresses on the shipping list of the Castle as returning to England at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.		The company may also have included a Mrs [[S. Robbins]], a Miss [[E.H. Russel]] and a Miss [[B. Stackland]] ([[B. Stockland]]?), since Olga is mentioned as actress, alongside the three actresses on the shipping list of the Castle as returning to England at the start of the 1916, leaving from Durban in March and arriving in London on 10 April.